Tension device for wire fences



D. W. ALBERT.

(No Model.)

TENSION DEVICE FOR WIRE FENCES.

Patented May 19, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID'IV. ALBERT, OF GOBLESVILLE, INDIANA.

TENSION DEVICE FOR WIRE FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,562, dated May 19, 1896.

C Application filed February 20, 1895- Serial No- 539,054. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID IV. ALBERT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Goblesville, in the county of Huntington and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tension Devices for W'ire Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to tension devices for wire fences, by means of which the strands or wires are automatically kept taut or stretched; and its object is to provide an improved construction whereby I secure superior advantages with respect to efficiency in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wire fence with my improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the stretching-bar.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates one of the fence-posts provided with a series of staples 2, through which the fence wires or strands 3 pass.

The numeral 4 designates what I term the stretching-piece, consisting of a vertical bar, to which the ends of the wires are secured. Secured to this bar near the top and bottom are clips 5, to which are j ournaled pulleys 6.

The numeral 7 designates a post firmly secured in the ground and braced by an inclined bar 8, the lower end of which rests against the fence-post 1. This bar 8 should be located at the side of bar 4;, so as not to interfere therewith. To the rear side of this post 7, near the top and bottom, are brackets 9, in which are j ournaled pulleys 10. Secured to the post in proximity to each of said brackets are ropes 12, one of which passes around the upper pulleys 6 and 10, while the other passes around the lower set. The free ends of these ropes are formed into loops,

.the lever and elevate the short arm, and

through the medium of the ropes will draw the stretching-bar outward or rearward, stretching and tightening the wires and always keeping the same taut or under the proper degree of tension.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- In a tension device for wire fences, the combination with the wires, the vertical stretching-bar to Which said wires are secured, and the upper and lower clips secured thereto provided with pulleys, of the post extending above the fence having its upper end beveled on opposite sides forming a .sharp edge, the brackets secured to the said post, the pulleys journaled thereto, the lever having a beveled notch near one end with which the beveled upper end of the post engages, the ropes secured to said post passing around the upper and lower pulleys, respectively, and their free ends formed with loops engaging with the short arm of the lever, and the Weight at the opposite end of the lever, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affiXed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID W. ALBERT.

WVit-nesses WILLIAM M. SHREVE, CHARLES C. EBERSOLE. 

